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Run over to the blog to peek at my two fav guys at

Run over to the blog to peek at my two fav guys at Kelsey and Nick’s big day! 🤍 www.katmurillo.com/blog

Hi friends, this is a personal post.
I have been

Hi friends, this is a personal post.
I have been debating for the past year how much of my story and current circumstances I wanted to share. Keeping hardship secret doesn’t help progress, but this is also not a space I wanted weighed down with other side of happily ever after.
A year ago began what I didn’t know would be the hardest year of my life. Anyone who has worked with me knows how much heart and soul I put into my work. Honestly it’s one of the things that kept me afloat during the hardest moments. The decision to leave an incredibly damaging and destructive marriage was what I thought was going to be the hard part. The string of overwhelming horrible luck that followed is something you’d have a hard time convincing an audience was realistic in a movie. I broke 5 bones, only 2 of those were from the same injury. I was in and out of Kaiser more times than I can remember. Every time I thought I was getting better and thought I could pick life back up (and get back to figuring out divorce, small business in a down economy, my boys adjusting, and the mental and physical impacts of years of living in fight or flight), something else extreme would pop up and knock me back down. I photographed 4 weddings with broken ribs last fall, and at one of them had them reinjured so bad that I couldn’t continue working (I hired extra photographers to back me up because I couldn’t breathe as it was). I have never made it through telling the whole list of events because the looks of pain on the listeners face. To put it plainly, I’m thankful to be here typing this right now.
The agony of knowing clients are disappointed, giving timelines I thought were easily doable only to have to repeatedly try to explain without saying that I was barely able to feed myself let alone answer emails, watching all the work I’ve put in be undermined by a situation completely out of my control… those have been just as heavy through a lot of the chaos as everything else.
I truly care so much about what I do, and I am human. I am here bouncing back, and this time it’s for good. I hope anyone affected by that journey will forgive me. 🤍

Nick and Kelsey’s gorgeous Berkeley day is on th

Nick and Kelsey’s gorgeous Berkeley day is on the blog. You can practically hear the sheer glee when you see their pup all dressed up! Go check it out. www.katmurillo.com/blog

Romantic rock walls and a golden, glowing first lo

Romantic rock walls and a golden, glowing first look. Esther and Andy’s Napa wedding at the Culinary Institute of America is on the blog! Katmurillo.com/blog

So simple but always one of my favorite things to

So simple but always one of my favorite things to capture. Hands can show tenderness, safety, love, excitement, and trust in the simplest of forms.

Whether it’s a parent holding their new baby or a pair of newlyweds squeezing each other to make sure the moment is real, it’s something I can’t help but catch.

And being such a huge part of all we do, it’s no wonder that it’s so rare that hands look picture perfect, without a single scratch or bruise. Being able to remove those little things that aren’t a permanent part of you is important to me, and that’s why I give each image the attention it deserves.

Do you have a feature or body part that you worry about appearing in your photos? My goal is always to leave you feeling like the most beautiful, true version of you that the ones who love you see every day. Whether that’s removing some bruises or minimizing what makes you self conscious, I’ve got you covered!

Wearing the same headband I photographed her big s

Wearing the same headband I photographed her big sister in 🥹

It is such a blessing to be able to document your families as they grow! That whirlwind of love is like nothing else. 🤍

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Run over to the blog to peek at my two fav guys at

Run over to the blog to peek at my two fav guys at Kelsey and Nick’s big day! 🤍 www.katmurillo.com/blog

Hi friends, this is a personal post. I have been

Hi friends, this is a personal post.
I have been debating for the past year how much of my story and current circumstances I wanted to share. Keeping hardship secret doesn’t help progress, but this is also not a space I wanted weighed down with other side of happily ever after.
A year ago began what I didn’t know would be the hardest year of my life. Anyone who has worked with me knows how much heart and soul I put into my work. Honestly it’s one of the things that kept me afloat during the hardest moments. The decision to leave an incredibly damaging and destructive marriage was what I thought was going to be the hard part. The string of overwhelming horrible luck that followed is something you’d have a hard time convincing an audience was realistic in a movie. I broke 5 bones, only 2 of those were from the same injury. I was in and out of Kaiser more times than I can remember. Every time I thought I was getting better and thought I could pick life back up (and get back to figuring out divorce, small business in a down economy, my boys adjusting, and the mental and physical impacts of years of living in fight or flight), something else extreme would pop up and knock me back down. I photographed 4 weddings with broken ribs last fall, and at one of them had them reinjured so bad that I couldn’t continue working (I hired extra photographers to back me up because I couldn’t breathe as it was). I have never made it through telling the whole list of events because the looks of pain on the listeners face. To put it plainly, I’m thankful to be here typing this right now.
The agony of knowing clients are disappointed, giving timelines I thought were easily doable only to have to repeatedly try to explain without saying that I was barely able to feed myself let alone answer emails, watching all the work I’ve put in be undermined by a situation completely out of my control… those have been just as heavy through a lot of the chaos as everything else.
I truly care so much about what I do, and I am human. I am here bouncing back, and this time it’s for good. I hope anyone affected by that journey will forgive me. 🤍

Nick and Kelsey’s gorgeous Berkeley day is on th

Nick and Kelsey’s gorgeous Berkeley day is on the blog. You can practically hear the sheer glee when you see their pup all dressed up! Go check it out. www.katmurillo.com/blog

Romantic rock walls and a golden, glowing first lo

Romantic rock walls and a golden, glowing first look. Esther and Andy’s Napa wedding at the Culinary Institute of America is on the blog! Katmurillo.com/blog

So simple but always one of my favorite things to

So simple but always one of my favorite things to capture. Hands can show tenderness, safety, love, excitement, and trust in the simplest of forms.

Whether it’s a parent holding their new baby or a pair of newlyweds squeezing each other to make sure the moment is real, it’s something I can’t help but catch.

And being such a huge part of all we do, it’s no wonder that it’s so rare that hands look picture perfect, without a single scratch or bruise. Being able to remove those little things that aren’t a permanent part of you is important to me, and that’s why I give each image the attention it deserves.

Do you have a feature or body part that you worry about appearing in your photos? My goal is always to leave you feeling like the most beautiful, true version of you that the ones who love you see every day. Whether that’s removing some bruises or minimizing what makes you self conscious, I’ve got you covered!

Wearing the same headband I photographed her big s

Wearing the same headband I photographed her big sister in 🥹

It is such a blessing to be able to document your families as they grow! That whirlwind of love is like nothing else. 🤍

We only do this once a year, and it’s never been

We only do this once a year, and it’s never been this good! Snag one before they’re gone. Katmurillo.com/blackfriday

Two Black Friday Deals for you! Pick one or both,

Two Black Friday Deals for you! Pick one or both, for you or as a gift. I’ve never offered this special pricing before so snag them before they’re gone! KatMurillo.com/blackfriday

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